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Automation with Raspberry Pi Zero

Learn Automation Techniques by Building Real Projects

This course is ideal for anyone who would like to explore the possibilities of the newly launched Raspberry Pi Zero. You'll learn how to program the small LCD screen and display dynamic data, and complete two projects that will solve real-world problems. By the end of the course, you'll have a fundamental knowledge of automation with Raspberry Pi Zero.

Access 28 lectures & 0.5 hours of content 24/7

Learn how to control AC appliances using a relay & Python programming

Automate the process of turning a water pump on & off

Water plants automatically when moisture is low by building an automated process

Venkatesh Varadachari is the founder of Money-Wizards Global Pte Ltd, that owns the education brands Money-Wizards, PiWizards and Scratch Ninja. Venkatesh believes that knowledge should be made available to people in all walks of life. Venkatesh also believes in the power of education to transform lives. He has an MBA from the prestigious Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore.

He also has a degree in Electrical Engineering from Madras University and a Masters in Financial Engineering from National University of Singapore.

Introduction to Raspberry Pi

Create Software & Hardware Projects Using Raspberry Pi & Python

Raspberry Pi is one of the most powerful Internet of Things tools on the market, and offers nearly endless programming and computing possibilities. This introductory course is perfect for beginners, and teaches you how to use Raspberry Pi as a computer. By building two complete projects, you'll learn how you can use this powerful little computer to effect physical things.

Access 36 lectures & 2 hours of content 24/7

Create a fully functional computer running on the Raspbian operating system

Venkatesh Varadachari is the founder of Money-Wizards Global Pte Ltd, that owns the education brands Money-Wizards, PiWizards and Scratch Ninja. Venkatesh believes that knowledge should be made available to people in all walks of life. Venkatesh also believes in the power of education to transform lives. He has an MBA from the prestigious Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore.

He also has a degree in Electrical Engineering from Madras University and a Masters in Financial Engineering from National University of Singapore.

Hardware Projects Using Raspberry Pi

Use GPIO Pins on Rapsberry Pi to Interact with the Physical World

The GPIO pins on a Rapsberry Pi are a great way to interface with physical devices like resistors and sensors. In this course, you'll learn three complete hardware projects as you understand how to perform physical computing with the Raspberry Pi.

Access 35 lectures & 1.5 hours of content 24/7

Build a walkie-talkie using Linux command

Create a light detector mechanism using a program written in Python

Design a motion sensor-based teddy bear which laughs when you wave your hand

Venkatesh Varadachari is the founder of Money-Wizards Global Pte Ltd, that owns the education brands Money-Wizards, PiWizards and Scratch Ninja. Venkatesh believes that knowledge should be made available to people in all walks of life. Venkatesh also believes in the power of education to transform lives. He has an MBA from the prestigious Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore.

He also has a degree in Electrical Engineering from Madras University and a Masters in Financial Engineering from National University of Singapore.

Bitcoin Mining Using Raspberry Pi

Get Up & Running Fast with Bitcoin Mining

Never heard about bitcoin mining? No worries, this course starts at the very basics. You'll learn all the terminology associated with the mining process, the hardware involved, and much more. You'll also be briefed about the SHA, which is an algorithm used to implement bitcoin mining. Ultimately, you'll get down to brass tacks of using Raspberry Pi to mine bitcoin and make real money.

Access 15 lectures & 1 hour of content 24/7

Learn about the blockchain through examples

Understand what a bitcoin wallet is & how to get one for yourself

Set up an account for bitcoin mining & sync your bitcoin wallet to it

Discover the hardware components required for a bitcoin mining setup

Get a step-by-step explanation of the mining process using Linux commands

Venkatesh Varadachari is the founder of Money-Wizards Global Pte Ltd, that owns the education brands Money-Wizards, PiWizards and Scratch Ninja. Venkatesh believes that knowledge should be made available to people in all walks of life. Venkatesh also believes in the power of education to transform lives. He has an MBA from the prestigious Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore.

He also has a degree in Electrical Engineering from Madras University and a Masters in Financial Engineering from National University of Singapore.

Details & Requirements

Length of time users can access this course: lifetime

Access options: web streaming, mobile streaming

Certification of completion not included

Redemption deadline: redeem your code within 30 days of purchase

Experience level required: all levels

Course Outline

Basics of Bitcoin mining

What you will learn in this course and Introduction to Bitcoins (2:59)

Raspberry Pi Robotics

Learn How to Program & Control a Robot

Take your intermediate skills to an advanced level with this course covering robotics with Raspberry Pi. You'll learn how to connect the L239D Integrated Circuit to the GPIO pins of Raspberry Pi and control a robot's motor. By course's end, you'll have the fundamental knowledge necessary to build a basic robot and control it entirely through Raspberry Pi.

Access 20 lectures & 1 hour of content 24/7

Code the integrated circuit to rotate the motor in different directions

Accept user keyboard input to run a robot in user-defined space

Implement IoT through Python programming to make the device remotely accessible

Venkatesh Varadachari is the founder of Money-Wizards Global Pte Ltd, that owns the education brands Money-Wizards, PiWizards and Scratch Ninja. Venkatesh believes that knowledge should be made available to people in all walks of life. Venkatesh also believes in the power of education to transform lives. He has an MBA from the prestigious Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore.

He also has a degree in Electrical Engineering from Madras University and a Masters in Financial Engineering from National University of Singapore.

Internet of Things Automation Using Raspberry Pi 2

Use Sensors to Remotely Display Water Temperature & Alert You via Email

The best way to learn is by doing, and in this project-based course, you'll learn how to measure water temperature using Raspberry Pi. Don't want to jump in a cold shower? Use Raspberry Pi to notify you when the water is warm. This course is perfect for any IoT enthusiast and will give you a great background in using this little device to interact with the physical world.

Code the sensors to display temperature automatically & notify you via email when it reaches a certain limit

Connect sensors to an open source cloud & access the updated temperature through a web portal dashboard

Venkatesh Varadachari is the founder of Money-Wizards Global Pte Ltd, that owns the education brands Money-Wizards, PiWizards and Scratch Ninja. Venkatesh believes that knowledge should be made available to people in all walks of life. Venkatesh also believes in the power of education to transform lives. He has an MBA from the prestigious Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore.

He also has a degree in Electrical Engineering from Madras University and a Masters in Financial Engineering from National University of Singapore.

Home Automation in 48 Hours Without Coding

Automate Your Day to Day Activities & Remotely Control Any Home Appliance

The best thing about the Internet of Things? Automation. In this course, you'll learn how to build IoT projects and remotely control home appliances without coding. You'll be introduced to Cayenne, the world's only drag-and-drop IoT project builder, developed to quickly design, prototype, and commercialize IoT solutions.

Access 20 lectures & 1.5 hours of content 24/7

Learn how to use Cayenne

Interface sensors & actuators w/ the Cayenne web application

Control different home appliances using Cayenne

Turn devices on or off via a smartphone from anywhere in the world

Use a digital motion sensor & deploy it for a security alert while you're away from home

Venkatesh Varadachari is the founder of Money-Wizards Global Pte Ltd, that owns the education brands Money-Wizards, PiWizards and Scratch Ninja. Venkatesh believes that knowledge should be made available to people in all walks of life. Venkatesh also believes in the power of education to transform lives. He has an MBA from the prestigious Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore.

He also has a degree in Electrical Engineering from Madras University and a Masters in Financial Engineering from National University of Singapore.

Details & Requirements

Length of time users can access this course: lifetime

Access options: web streaming, mobile streaming

Certification of completion not included

Redemption deadline: redeem your code within 30 days of purchase

Experience level required: all levels

Course Outline

Introduction

What will you learn from this course (3:12)

Getting started with Cayene (6:27)

Home Automation

Introduction to Home Automation & Hardware requirements (6:30)

Cayenne Installation and testing the relay (7:14)

Real time demonstration - Relay in action (1:09)

Controlling AC appliances (9:55)

Circuit Diagram : Wireless control AC Appliances

Real time demonstration - Controlling multiple home appliances (2:42)

Quiz 1 : Basic

Automatic Garden Lighting

Project concept and hardware requirements (8:54)

Circuit Design (7:12)

Circuit Diagram : Automatic Garden Lighting

Real time demonstration (1:02)

Quiz 2 : Intermediate

Intrusion Detection System

Hardware requirements and project implementation (11:46)

Circuit Diagram : Intrusion Detection System

Real Time Demonstration (2:30)

Quiz 3 : Advanced

Reading analog sensors using Raspberry Pi

Concept and hardware requirements (5:51)

Assembling the analog circuit and adding to the Cayenne dashboard (4:28)

Build Your Own ArmBot Step By Step Using Raspberry Pi Zero

Learn Robotics from the Ground Up

In this course, you'll be walked through the steps of creating an ArmBot from scratch. With Raspberry Pi Zero, you can build and wirelessly control this robot! By course's end, you'll have a nuanced understanding of robotics with Raspberry Pi, and be ready to build your own robot.

Access 25 lectures & 3 hours of content 24/7

Understand the concept of H-bridge & how to reverse polarity using it

Learn how a simple servo motor can be used to design a complex robotic arm

Implement degrees of freedom into a project

Venkatesh Varadachari is the founder of Money-Wizards Global Pte Ltd, that owns the education brands Money-Wizards, PiWizards and Scratch Ninja. Venkatesh believes that knowledge should be made available to people in all walks of life. Venkatesh also believes in the power of education to transform lives. He has an MBA from the prestigious Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore.

He also has a degree in Electrical Engineering from Madras University and a Masters in Financial Engineering from National University of Singapore.

Details & Requirements

Length of time users can access this course: lifetime

Access options: web streaming, mobile streaming

Certification of completion not included

Redemption deadline: redeem your code within 30 days of purchase

Experience level required: all levels

Course Outline

Introduction

What will you learn from this course (2:04)

Project concept and involved terminology (5:53)

Circuit diagram - Adding live and neutral wires (breadboard based)

Testing L293D with single and dual motors

Controlling single motor using breadboard and L293D IC (3:45)

Circuit diagram - Controlling single motor (breadboard based)

Source code - Controlling single motor using breadboard

Circuit diagram - Controlling dual motors (breadboard based)

Source code - Controlling the second motor

Quiz 1 : Basic

Degrees of freedom & ArmBot design

Understanding fabricated IC on PCB and degrees of freedom (4:18)

Hardware requirements (5:17)

Document - List of hardware requirements

Hardware design & assembly (14:52)

Circuit diagram - Controlling all the four base motors of the bot

Circuit diagram - Arm control

Quiz 2 : Programming I

Programming the base of the ArmBot

Understanding the code - Capturing the user input (7:04)

Understanding the code - Passing user defined input to control various motors (2:32)